Sharp County record., 1887-08-11


The boss beef of the season will be
on tap at the meat shop tomorrow even
ing friday If you want to buy, CALL
If not. come to See.
louisville cement 50 so per barrel;
also Tennessee lime 81 so per barrel at
Clayton 6 Cope's, Hardy,
We offer the RECORD six months for
the largest watermelon brought to this
Office during the present season. Names
of competitors and weight of melons will
be given at the close Of the season.
Copies of Mansfeld's Digest can be
procured of the Secretary of State for
So so. The Legislature evidently intended
to stop the plea of ignorance of the law by
placing the statutes within the reach of
all desiring to procure them.
j. M. Rogers, writing from Earnest
vile, Fla, sends for the RECORD a year,
promising 81 % at the end of the year,
We have ceased to send the paper out OF
the county without the cash in advance,
and are sorry that our friend can't spare
the dollar now. '..
On July 2Sth wolf drive was made
in Lebanon township by eight persons
who killed two half-grown wolves and
seen several Others The varmints are
said to be quite numerous in that locality.
Their scalps are worth SIS each when
presented to the county court.
DIR. R. G, Reynolds of Gardner, Tenn,
and Miss Ora A. Wasson of Evening
Shade, were joined in marriage at the
residence of the brides parents, in Even
ing Shade, on Wednesday evening, Aug.
sd, 1887, Rev. ]. F. Troy performing the
ceremony. Quite crowd of young
friends Of the bride were present at the
nuptials and all wish tho contracting
parties every success in lie.
There is great complaint in town
and in portions of the country Of some-
hing like pink eye" among cattle.
Uucle Charley Walters, living on the
west side of the Ridge, says be has
horse that has it. His remedy is strong
decoction of salt, blue stone and water
Mr.. Josenh Dixon Of this place has lost
something like dozen head Of cattle,
including two or three of his fine Holstein
cows. The eyes of the animal get sore
and in some instances go out, when of
course the animal dies. We have heard
one or two gentlemen say they believe
the Spanish fever is also in the country.
-Jonesboro Times.
Miss Theresa Baker, one Of the wom-
on recently whipped by band of ruff
ans on Spring river died last Thursday
from the effects of wounds supposed to
have been inflicted ut the time of the
outrage. Mrs. Kellett who was impli-
Gated, surrendered and upon trial last
Friday was acquitted, only to be immedl.
ately rear rested under the charge of be-
ing accessory to murder. The trial was
set for last Monday and on Sunday Maj,
S. II. Davidson, accompanied by Sheriff
Hall left here to attend the trial. The
sheriff took With him Ned May, col one
of the prisoners whose connection with
the crime has already been mentioned.
under subpoena to testify against Mrs.
Kellett;
We call the attention Of road over
seers to act No. 72. of acts 1887, in
which it is provided that overseers OF
road districts shall file report with the
clerk OF county court on or before the
first day of each term Of the circuit court,
stating the distance embraced in their dis
trict, the number of hands subject to
work the roads, the number of days work
ed, the amount of fines assessed for non
performance of duty, and the condition
of the roads and bridges in their districts.
This report must be sworn to; and fail
ure to file the rep ort subjects the overseer
to indictment, and on conviction fine OF
from 81 to S25 for each offence. Copies
of the road law Can be procured ut the
clerks cffice.
"A school teacher writing from Can
ton under date of Aug, 3rd asks spece
in our columns for the teachers of the
county to discuss subjects OF interest to
the profession and to interchange ideas
on methods of teaching thereby to get
the advantage of each others expert
ence. all of which we are perfectly will
ling to do, and consider the suggestions
good. Now in addition to this, some
,noans should be devised to excite the